Saramaccan has been central to various debates regarding the origin and nature of creole languages. Being the most removed of all English-based creoles from European language structure in terms of phonology, morphology and syntax, it has been seen as one of the most extreme instantiations of the creolization process. This is the first full-length description of Saramaccan.
Author Biography
John H. McWhorter, Columbia University, New York, USA; Jeff Good, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.
